Monday, April 1, 2024

Salaam to my readers in Iran

Inshallah, I look forward to the day when my country (the US) and yours have normal diplomatic and trade relations. 45 years of hostility is enough. In his 12th poem in the Rubaiyat, Omar Khayyam wrote that all he needed to be happier than a king was a book of poems, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, some free time, a quiet place, and a friend. In my experience, even if you can only get two or three of those things, you can still be content. 




I'm pretty sure this says:

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I'm going to write a book!

Hip-hip hooray!

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I'm not so great at reading Persian or Arabic calligraphy.  The second line is a loose translation. 



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